Pros
InterWorks is an imperfect but completely sincere meritocracy. I did not know the CEO when I interviewed here. I don’t belong to any fun clubs or socially engage with anyone in the C-suite. I just work very hard and take care of (and care about) my customers and my coworkers. That’s it. Through that, I’ve been able to grow, excel, and be rewarded in ways that frankly feel far-fetched when I look at my previous trajectory. Stumbling into a career at InterWorks has meant the world to me, and my family. I’ve made dear, lifelong friends here both inside and outside the company, learned a thousand new things a year, and grown my comfort zone in ways that have surprised and shaped me in my personal life. InterWorks is the kind of place that you can stay, learn, and thrive. But it’s 100% on you, there are no handouts, shortcuts or cheat codes.
Cons
We got too big. We had a strategic partnership that enticed us to grow in ways that weren’t actually healthy or true to who we want to be, and as that partnership has receded we have gone through a multi-year rightsizing action that finally feels close to over. I’ll note that this hasn’t meant layoffs. Despite what some other reviewers have said about leadership being callous and out of touch, the reality is they are so allergic to upending livelihoods that they’d rather pick other struggles, or turn down lines of business that we can’t pivot to quickly as a result of wanting to keep everyone who continues to choose InterWorks. Depending on who you are and how you view things this could be a pro, but it has made many things harder too.
